Gay and play hockey? You're wele at the Universy of Connecticut. That is the msage the school's men's hockey team is sendg out two vios for a program lled You Can Play.
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- UCONN WEL GAY PLAYERS
- FORMER UCONN FORWARD RUDY GAY TO PLAY JIM CALHOUN CHARY GAME, RECEIVE ROLE MOL AWARD
- GAY AND PLAY HOCKEY? YOU'RE WELE AT UCONN
UCONN WEL GAY PLAYERS
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To kick off the ftivi, the Hartford Gay Men’s chos will sg the natnal anthem, and the first 500 fans will receive ee rabow headbands.
Rerd-settg kicker Alan Gendre, who played for MTSU om 2008-11, was openly gay wh his teammat. “Someone I knew growg up always joked that I’d be gay jt bee I was to sports.
FORMER UCONN FORWARD RUDY GAY TO PLAY JIM CALHOUN CHARY GAME, RECEIVE ROLE MOL AWARD
Rudy Gay will be among the former Connecticut players town for Jim Calhoun’s chary game this upg week, but he will also be gettg another honor, acrdg to Dom Amore of the Hartford Courant. * gay uconn player *
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-- Gay and play hockey?
GAY AND PLAY HOCKEY? YOU'RE WELE AT UCONN
You're wele at the Universy of is the msage the school's men's hockey team is sendg out two vios for a program lled You Can goal of the ternatnal iative lnched March is to work to end homophobia hockey. "We thought was a great ia to show the muny how we feel about homosexualy sports, and let people know that anyone n play on our team, " said UConn pta Sean public service vios are posted on YouTube and the UConn webse, and are schled to be featured the g days on the You Can Play them, the players pledge to support "any teammate, gay or straight, that n help w gam.
Brendan ma headl when he me out November 2009 while servg as the manager of Miami of Oh's llege hockey far about 100 athlet, cludg 50 om the NHL, have signed on to pledge they would play wh gay or transgenr athlet, Patrick Burke said. "For a young gay hockey player, who is lookg for a place to play hockey, he knows that UConn is an optn, that he will be safe at UConn, that he will be accepted at UConn.
" He said was the players' ia, and he told them not to do unls they were ready to stand behd their words and al wh any negative Wolfgang, print of the nservative Fay Instute of Connecticut Actn, said he has no problem wh the team participatg an anti-bullyg mpaign, but he is ncerned about the referenc to "homophobia" the vio.